Chinese Five-Spice Pork Stir-Fry with Spinach and Egg Drop
A bold Chinese-inspired pork stir-fry finished with egg drop style ribbons and wilted spinach.

Total
43 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
18 min
Serves
4
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Recipe serves 4
Ingredients
- 3 Eggs
- 4 cups Spinach
- 1.5 lb Pork tenderloin (thinly sliced)
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 3 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp Ginger (minced)
- 1/4 cup Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar (or rice vinegar)
- 1/2 cup Chicken broth
- 1 tsp Five-spice powder
- 1 tbsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Brown sugar (or low-carb sweetener)
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, toss pork with soy sauce, black vinegar, five-spice powder, cornstarch, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Marinate 10 minutes.
- 2
Heat a wok or skillet over high heat with olive oil. Stir-fry pork 5–7 minutes until browned and nearly cooked.
- 3
Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer to thicken into a glossy sauce.
- 4
Wilt spinach into the sauce, stirring until just tender.
- 5
Egg drop: reduce heat to low. Whisk eggs and slowly drizzle into the simmering stir-fry while stirring gently to form ribbons. Cook 30–60 seconds until set.
- 6
Serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
610
31% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 48 g |
| Carbohydrate | 16 g |
| Fat | 40 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Sodium | 980 mg |
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